Poor family farming: the sick and weak scholar's wife is very sturdy

Chapter 183 It's really budding!

"Have a cup of tea here first, eat something, and eat later."

As Qiu spoke, he picked up the teapot and poured three cups of hot tea for them, while he himself sat opposite Lin Xiao with the wine jar.

"Aqiu, you don't have to be polite, and you don't have to keep shouting at your benefactor. I'm sorry, my name is Lin Xiao."

Lin Xiao waved his hand and said.

"I'm not being polite, I'm really grateful to you, thank you for saving our rice seedlings, and thank you for saving us from worrying about taxes this year. I will replace tea with wine, and do it first as a respect!"

After finishing speaking, Ah Qiu picked up the wine bowl, raised his head and drank it down in one gulp.

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, and drank the tea in the cup upside down.

Lin Xiao put down the teacup, clapped his hands and said:

"To be honest, I'm not only here to see the situation of your rice seedlings, but I also want to ask you for help."

"What's the matter, Lin En just ask, as long as I can do it, I will fully cooperate!"

Ah Qiu said with a cheerful face.

His straightforwardness made Lin Xiao very useful.

Lin Xiao told Ah Qiu the purpose of his trip.

Ah Qiu raised his eyebrows:
"Lin En, are you serious? Although I don't know what kind of melon you want to plant, it's already autumn. Is it too late to plant now?"

Aqiu's words are true. According to the season, the autumn harvest is coming soon. It is indeed not wise to plant watermelons at this time.

Moreover, the weather in the Great Xia Dynasty is different from the modern weather. There are four distinct seasons here. When it should be cold, there is no ambiguity at all, but when it should be hot, there is not enough heat.

Watermelon seeds need a temperature of around [-] degrees Celsius to germinate, and the current weather is no more than [-] degrees Celsius. Even watermelon seedlings cannot grow out of this level of weather, let alone transplanting watermelons!

Lin Xiao said unhurriedly:

"Don't worry about this, as long as you agree, even in winter, I can grow this watermelon."

It was the first time Ah Qiu heard about melons that could be grown in winter, and he immediately became interested:

"Men Lin, the melon you mentioned is really powerful, it can resist the cold."

"It's not that the melon is powerful, it's my clever plan."

Lin Xiao said mysteriously, with a smug look on his face.

Ah Qiu became more and more interested.

Lin Xiao continued:
"If you can grow watermelons successfully, I firmly believe that you will become the melon king of the Great Xia Dynasty in the future!"

Although I don't quite understand what the melon king means, but it seems to be very powerful.

Aqiu's heart was surging when he heard it:

"People from Lin En, I will listen to you. I will plant whatever you ask me to do!"

"Okay, you can empty out a piece of land according to my idea. I see that your backyard is quite big, and it's a waste to leave it unused. It can be used to grow watermelons. You do this first..."

Lin Xiao simply told Aqiu the idea of ​​modern greenhouses, and Aqiu was amazed.

"Aqiu, you must keep this matter a secret. After my new variety matures, you can promote it to the villagers. Once the promotion is successful, the villagers will definitely grab their heads. So, you must not let other villagers know!"

At the end, Lin Xiao did not forget to remind.

She did this not because of selfishness, but because everything is unknown. If she fails, the villagers who follow suit will suffer, so it is better to be cautious.

Ah Qiu nodded solemnly, keeping Lin Xiao's instructions in mind.

Early the next morning, Ah Qiu tidied up his backyard.

Lin Xiao was not idle either, and asked the coachman to take her to a nearby town to buy materials for building a greenhouse.

This trip cost her a lot of silver taels, but she didn't feel bad at all.

Because what she wants is not money, but effects and results.

Several people were busy from morning to evening, and the greenhouse was finally built.

Lin Xiao checked the greenhouse carefully, and after confirming that there was no problem, he began to germinate the watermelon seeds inside.

If it is left in modern times, the seeds must be disinfected with diluted disinfectant before germination, and then the next step can be performed to ensure the germination rate.

But now in ancient times, this step can only be omitted.

She buried watermelon seeds that had been soaked in water for a whole day in small pits one by one.

The reason why Lin Xiao chose the backyard of Aqiu's house as the experimental field was not only because the experimental field was close to home and easy to take care of.

More importantly, she found that the weeds in the backyard were extremely lush, which was enough to show that the soil in the backyard was very fertile.

According to the normal procedure, the germinated watermelon seeds need to be planted on the land fertilized with decomposed farmyard manure.

But now, this step can also be skipped, which greatly saves Lin Xiao a lot of time.

With the blessing of thick scorpion grass and thatch, the temperature in the greenhouse suddenly rose, and after a while, all the people inside were sweating profusely.

"Huh! It's really strange, why it suddenly became so hot!"

Ah Qiu wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and muttered.

The same was true for Lin Xiao and others, their faces were flushed with heat, and sweat slid down their cheeks and dripped on the ground.

"Master, why is it so hot? It's almost summer."

Lan Lian asked puzzledly.

Lin Xiao said with a satisfied smile:
"This is the power of the greenhouse, Qiu, in winter, you can bring your family to spend the winter in the greenhouse. It is definitely more comfortable than staying at home."

When Ah Qiu heard this, his eyes lit up.

It was a good idea, why hadn't he thought of it?

"If there is still space, Ah Qiu, you can still grow some vegetables in the greenhouse, and then you can eat them in winter."

Lin Xiao said with a smile, his face was full of hope.

Ah Qiu's eyes widened in disbelief.

Green vegetables? !
Can you still eat green vegetables in the freezing winter?
Lin Xiao's suggestion shocked Ah Qiu greatly.

He looked at Lin Xiao in front of him, and felt that the other party was a fairy who had walked out of a fairyland.

The temperature in the greenhouse was getting higher and higher, Ah Qiu and others couldn't bear it anymore, they quit the greenhouse one after another, and ran outside to breathe the fresh air.

Lin Xiao continued to be busy with the work at hand.

She poured clean water on the land where the watermelon seeds were buried, and checked the state of the soil again.

After confirming that there was no problem with the soil, Lin Xiao stood up and walked out of the greenhouse.

At this moment, her clothes were already soaked in sweat.

Lan Lian quickly handed her the tea and cloth towel, her eyes full of concern.

"People from Lin En, it's so hot inside, can seedlings emerge?"

The temperature inside the greenhouse was comparable to that of midsummer, and most crops would wilt long ago when they encountered this temperature.

But now Lin Xiao puts watermelon seeds in it to stimulate the seedlings, which is a risk no matter how you look at it.

Lin Xiao took the cloth towel and tea, drank it all, and then said:
"Don't worry, it should sprout in two days."

Lin Xiao's confident appearance reassured Ah Qiu a lot.

Three days later, the watermelon seedlings really sprouted.

A piece of green, really lovely.

"Sprout, sprout, really, really sprout!"

Ah Qiu was so excited that he spoke incoherently, and even his voice changed its tone.

(End of this chapter)